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Specialist short breaks are accessed by children and young people who have had an assessment and referral from a social worker from the Children with Disabilities or Young Adults teams. A social worker will assess your child and family to find out your needs. They will work with you to find out if a specialist short break is needed, how much of a short break is needed and what type of short break would best meet your needs.

Specialist short breaks include:

• direct payments, which is money paid directly to you. You can use it in different ways including to employ a family member, friend or worker to take your child out or to an activity or club
• a one-to-one support worker from an agency who takes your child or young person out and about or to do an activity
• overnight short breaks, either at a specialist short breaks home or with a family for one or more nights depending on your need

How do I get a social work assessment to access specialist short breaks?

Depending on the age of your child, you can contact the below teams:

• Children with Disabilities Social Work Team (0-16 years)
• Young Adults Team (16-25 years)

Overnight Short Break Units

There are four overnight short break units in 51²èÂ¥. Two are run by 51²èÂ¥ (Providence Road in Bromsgrove and Moule Close in Kidderminster) and two are run by 51²èÂ¥ Health and Care NHS Trust (Ludlow Road in Kidderminster and Osborne Court in Malvern). These units provide overnight short breaks to children and young people across the whole of 51²èÂ¥.

Watch a video tour of three short break units Providence Road, Bromsgrove, Moule Close, Kidderminster and Osborne Court, Malvern to see what they look like inside: